• Digital Fit in 2018: Build up a Readership

    If you have been following this series of blog posts, you should now have a blog and a set of social channels. That’s a great start, however how do you get noticed? How to you get a readership? How can you increase your Digital Profile? These are questions that I was asked yesterday following my…

  • Digital Fit in 2018: Get Social

    Following on my series on Digital Fit in 2018, being social is an important part of building your Digital Profile. There are two main things which spring to mind when you mention the word social. Going out with family and friends, and using tools such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat etc. In this post I…

  • Technology Couch Podcast – Episode 1

    Launching my new podcast “Technology Couch Podcast” with Episode 1 – Technology Social Change Agents. In this episode I am joined by Graham Chastney (https://grahamchastney.com/) The podcast is also available in iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/technology-couch-podcast Podcast References Link to Grahams blog mentioned in the Podcast: https://grahamchastney.com/2018/01/03/youtube-is-now-your-mum-dad-practical-friend/

  • Building a 3D Printer: Part 1

    Towards the end of last year I decided to invest in a 3D Printer for home. There are a few projects that I want to start on and other family members are keen on using one as well. After some usual research into printers and choosing one using reviews, blog posts, videos etc to help…

  • Digital Fit in 2018: Start Blogging

    This is the first in a series of posts I will be doing in 2018 about getting Digital Fit. By this I mean achieving the right Digital Mindset for your current or future role and honing your skills to meet the demands of the Digital Era. There is no single course or video that can…

  • Pen based Productivity Tools – The Chronodex 2018

    Its good to see that Patrick Ng has released the first part of the Chronodex for Jan to Jun 2018. Now in its 6th year of production. Still a favorite of mine due to its design and ease to use. This is primarily meant for the Midori Traveller Notebook system, but it can be used without. There…

  • Digital Mindset – Millennial Mentor

    As we head towards the New Year and think about our New Years resolutions try setting one to have a Millennial Mentor. Mentoring is traditionally thought of as top-down or older-younger mentoring, but this barrier is being regularly being broken now with mentoring working as an equal arrangement and skills learning. Millennials coming into businesses…

  • Having the Right Digital Mindset

    Digital is used as a title to cover the current business and computing era. Being Digital is about having the right mindset. There is no magic course or exam that you can take that will pronounce you as being “Digital”. Its how you apply yourself against the changing landscape of business and technology. There area many…

  • Challenged to build a Raspberry PI Laptop – Part 1

    Today I got a challenge from Lewis Richards (@Stroker on Twitter) – A selfie with a Raspberry PI Laptop that I have built. Okay – Challenge accepted. Turning a Raspberry PI into a laptop is not a new thing but does look like an interesting project to undertake. If you don’t want to build your…

  • Smart Home – How many Hubs?

    With the typical home now being enticed into the world of the “Smart Home”, IoT (Internet of Things) and Connected Everything the number of hubs being offered with each service is growing. So what is a hub? A hub is a device or service running on a device/computer that acts as a connection point for…